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[Dicrocoelium dendriticum in sheep in the Democratic Republic of Germany district of Frankfurt/Oder].

In the district of Frankfurt/Oder of the German Democratic Republic, faecal examinations of 143 sheep stocks revealed a 31.3 percent infection with Dicrocoelium dendriticum. In different territories of the district, the intensity of the infection with Dicrocoelium dendriticum varied remarkably. Detailed investigations demonstrated, that the parasite was limited to pastures with Brownearth soil. Routine examinations revealed the fact, that the egg-output of Dicrocoelium dendritcum was very variable during the pasture season. During the whole time of the examinations, the authors found eggs in t

Occupational stress, work-life balance, and coping among female veterinarians in Germany.

INTRODUCTION: Veterinary medicine involves substantial emotional and ethical responsibilities that may contribute to psychological strain. Work-related stressors, including long working hours, euthanasia, client-related challenges, and moral conflicts, have been associated with burnout and reduced mental well-being. This exploratory study examined occupational stress, work-life balance, and coping strategies among female veterinarians in Germany in relation to demographic, professional, and workplace characteristics. METHODS: Given the gender composition of the veterinary workforce in Germany…

Enhancing Corneal Donation Through Hospital Collaborations in Germany: A 21-Year Perspective.

PURPOSE: Keratoplasty is the most common transplantation worldwide, yet donor tissue shortages persist. This study evaluates how external hospital collaborations affect corneal donation rates, donor demographics, and tissue quality and identifies operational barriers to optimizing procurement. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of corneal donation records from the LIONS Eye Bank Baden-Württemberg (2004-2024) was performed, including donors from the University Medical Center Freiburg (internal) and 14 collaborating hospitals (external). Donation rates, donor characteristics, death-to-retrieval

Оказание высококачественной комплексной помощи в области склероза в Германии: проблемы и региональные модели.

Множественная склерозовая (МС) помощь в Германии вступила в стадию, когда терапевтический прогресс все больше сдерживается возможностями родовспоможения. Более ранняя диагностика, более широкий доступ к высокоэффективным методам лечения заболеваний (ДМТ) и более совершенные стратегии мониторинга расширили возможности для достижения благоприятных долгосрочных результатов. В то же время эти достижения усилили потребность в специализированных экспертных знаниях, инфильтрации и инфраструктуре мониторинга, оперативном доступе к изображениям, структурированных процедурах обеспечения безопасности и м

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) care in Germany has entered a phase in which therapeutic progress is increasingly constrained by delivery capacity. Earlier diagnosis, broader access to high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), and more refined monitoring strategies have improved the potential for favourable long-term outcomes. At the same time, these advance…

Swingers in Germany: Sociodemography and Event Preferences Assessed from Harvested Web Data.

This exploratory study investigated Germany's heterosexual swinger community within the consensual non-monogamy spectrum. It used anonymized, verified data harvested in September and October 2023 from Joyclub, the leading online platform in Germany focused on sexual exploration. The first part examined anonymized profiles from self-declared swingers, totaling 22,973 individuals, revealing a mature demographic, with median ages of 44 for women and 46 for men. Despite high regional variations, no clear correlations between swinger prevalence and regional socioeconomic factors were found. Subgrou…

Seoul Virus Infection Acquired at Private Pet Rat Breeding Facility, Germany, 2024.

We report a case of severe acute kidney injury in a patient in Germany infected with Seoul virus. Clinical and laboratory analysis linked the infection to a pet rat breeding facility in central Germany. Increased surveillance and a One Health approach are needed, given the rising popularity of pet rats.

Autochthonous outbreak of respiratory diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Germany, September 2024.

In September 2024, a school-aged child (P1), unvaccinated against diphtheria, was hospitalised with severe respiratory diphtheria caused by … is indicates the first autochthonous respiratory diphtheria outbreak by toxigenic C. diphtheriae in Germany since 1984 with epidemiologically- and molecularly-confirmed transmission. Furthermore, the isolates were close to isolates from patients with cutaneous diphtheria among people experiencing homelessness in two major German cities in 2023 and 2024, a …

Bus Riding as Amplification Mechanism for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Germany, 20211.

To examine the risk associated with bus riding and identify transmission chains, we investigated a COVID-19 outbreak in Germany in 2021 that involved index case-patients among bus-riding students. We used routine surveillance data, performed laboratory analyses, interviewed case-patients, and conducted a cohort study. We identified 191 case-patients, 65 (34%) of whom were elementary schoolchildren. A phylogenetically unique strain and epidemiologic analyses provided a link between air travelers and cases among bus company staff, schoolchildren, other bus passengers, and their respective househ…

Emergence of OXA-48-like producing Citrobacter species, Germany, 2011 to 2022.

BackgroundCarbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales are a public health threat worldwide and OXA-48 is the most prevalent carbapenemase in Germany and western Europe. However, the molecular epidemiology of OXA-48 in species other than Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae remains poorly understood.AimTo analyse the molecular epidemiology of OXA-48 and OXA-48-like carbapenemases in Citrobacter species (spp.) in Germany between 2011 and 2022.MethodsData of 26,822 Enterobacterales isolates sent to the National Reference Centre (NRC) for Gram-negative bacteria were evaluated. Ninety-one Citrob…

Коэффициенты вакцинации от пневмонии и гриппа у онкологических пациентов - данные из Германии.

ЦЕЛИ: Из-за иммунодепрессии, связанной с болезнями или терапией, онкологические пациенты страдают значительно более высокой заболеваемостью и смертностью в результате инфекций, передаваемых такими респираторными патогенами, как пневмония Стрептококка и вирус гриппа. Хотя Постоянный комитет Германии по вакцинации (НТИКО) выносит конкретные рекомендации в отношении вакцинации от этих патогенов, данные о коэффициентах вакцинации этой группы населения, подверженной высокому риску, отсутствуют. МЕТОДЫ: Для получения информации о показателях вакцинации от пневмонии стрептокококка и вируса гриппа у о

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… Although in Germany general practitioners (GP) are responsible for vaccinating patients, they are often hesitant to vaccinate oncological patients because of uncertainness regarding implications for underlying disease and treatment [ 3 ]. … In light of these data, our results show that vaccination rates in Germany are in fact rather low. This is even less acceptable as German law requires physicians to offer vaccinations recommended by the STIKO [ 29 ]. …

Antibiotic resistance plasmids in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from fresh produce in northern Germany.

UNLABELLED: In this study, the genomes of 22 Enterobacteriaceae isolates from fresh produce and herbs obtained from retail markets in northern Germany were completely sequenced with MiSeq short-read and MinION long-read sequencing and assembled using a Unicycler hybrid assembly. The data showed that 17 of the strains harbored between one and five plasmids, whereas in five strains, only the circular chromosomal DNA was detected. In total, 38 plasmids were identified. The size of the plasmids detected varied between ca. 2,000 and 326,000 bp, and heavy metal resistance genes were found on seven (…

[Sarcopenia, physical activity and sedentary behavior among nursing home residents in Germany].

BACKGROUND: Residents in nursing homes show a high prevalence of the musculoskeletal syndrome sarcopenia and tend not to achieve current physical activity recommendations. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to identify differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior of sarcopenic residents compared with nonsarcopenic and presarcopenic residents. METHODS: Sarcopenia assessment was performed among 63 nursing home residents in Baden-Wuerttemberg (D) using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 specifications. Structured activity sessions (per week), accelerometer-ba

Incidence of Legionnaires' Disease among Travelers Visiting Hotels in Germany, 2015-2019.

We determined whether the incidence rates of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease (TALD) in hotels in Germany increased after a previous occurrence and whether control measures required by the European Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance Network after a cluster (>2 cases within 2 years) restored the rate to baseline. We analyzed TALD surveillance data from Germany during 2015-2019; a total of 307 TALD cases (163 domestic, 144 nondomestic) in hotels were reported. The incidence rate ratio was 5.5 (95% CI 3.6-7.9) for a second case and 25 (95% CI 11-50) for a third case after a cluster had occ…

Pituitary Surgery in Germany - Findings from the European Pituitary Adenoma Surgery Survey.

BACKGROUND: Surgery is, next to medical and radiation therapy, the mainstay therapy for pituitary adenomas. While scientific consensus regarding the key aspects of pituitary surgery exists among neurosurgeons, procedures are not standardized and might vary significantly between hospitals and surgeons. OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of how neurosurgical departments in Germany manage pituitary surgery. METHODS: Responses from the European Pituitary Adenoma Surgery Survey were analyzed. The survey contained 60 questions regarding demographics, training, surgical and endocrinological aspects,…

Skin manifestations after immunisation with an adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine, Germany, 2020.

BackgroundShortly after the launch of a novel adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV), Shingrix, cases of suspected herpes zoster (HZ) or zoster-like skin reactions following immunisation were reported.AimWe aimed to investigate if these skin manifestations after administration of RZV could be HZ.MethodsBetween April and October 2020, general practitioners (GP) reporting a suspected case of HZ or zoster-like skin manifestation after RZV vaccination to the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, the German national competent authority, were invited to participate in the study. The GP took a sample of the sk

Imported Toxigenic Corynebacterium Diphtheriae in Refugees with Polymicrobial Skin Infections, Germany, 2022.

During August-December 2022, toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from 25 refugees with skin infections and 2 refugees with asymptomatic throat colonization at a refugee reception center in Germany. None had systemic toxin-mediated illness. Of erosive/ulcerative skin infections, 96% were polymicrobial. Erosive/ulcerative wounds in refugees should undergo testing to rule out cutaneous diphtheria.

Mental health of recently arrived male refugees in Germany reporting sexual violence.

Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is one of the most severe and stigmatizing human rights violations. The recognition of men and boys as targets of sexual violence is a rather recent development. In the present study data on experiences of sexual violence as well as mental health outcomes were analysed in recently arrived male refugees (N = 392) in Germany. More than one third of the men interviewed (n = 128; 36.6%) reported having experienced sexual violence. Compared to male refugees without experiences of sexual violence, male refugee survivors showed higher prevalence rates of PTSD. …